principat
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin principātus.
Pronunciation
Noun
principat m (plural principats)
Usage notes
- El Principat is a commonly-used shorthand for the Principality of Catalonia (in Catalan, Principat de Catalunya), which comprised the current autonomous community of Catalonia and the region of Roussillon (Catalan: Catalunya Nord), now part of France. More loosely, it is also used for the autonomous community alone.
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Further reading
- “principat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipātus.
Pronunciation
Noun
principat m (uncountable)
- (Ancient Rome) principate (the early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained)
- Coordinate term: dominat
Further reading
- “principat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French principat and Latin principātus. By surface analysis, principe + -at.
Noun
principat n (plural principate)
Declension
Declension of principat
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) principat | principatul | (niște) principate | principatele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) principat | principatului | (unor) principate | principatelor |
| vocative | principatule | principatelor | ||